08-25-2016, 04:52 PM | #1 |
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Help. Car won't start.
Ok. I have a 2012 X1 since January of this year. Everything was fine since a month ago. I would drive my car, go to places and when I go back to my car and put my smart key in the ignition, nothing... No lights, no radio, no sound, no nothing...(Can't unlock my car with my key too) Sometimes I have to wait 10 minutes or hours for it to go away. Sometimes even my alarm go off for 5 minutes! This problem also occurred when I tried to start my car for the first time of the day.
I wen't to get my car battery checked and everything is fine (battery ground also). The problem is not my key, because when I wait and everything goes back to normal, the clock in my car goes back to 00:00, just if the contact between the battery and the computer was lost. As I write this message my car is at a garage, for the past 4 days now, and the guy is an ''electrical problem pro'' and he can't find the problem. I haven't touched my car for 3 days before going to the garage and now the problem won't happen while he's working on it... I'm a bit desperate now... Any luck some of you might know what the problem is? Thank you, sorry for my bad english third language Last edited by Reefermeister; 08-26-2016 at 11:44 AM.. |
08-25-2016, 04:57 PM | #2 |
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Your English is perfectly fine :-)
This is probably something your Pro did anyway, but check the battery contacts for corrosion. Maybe replace both the car and key batteries. |
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08-25-2016, 09:37 PM | #3 |
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I had the same issue with my car. There is a recall for this issue but mine missed it by a couple of days. Apparently the main red cable from battery to fuse panel has a bad connection which causes sudden power loss to all components.The cable has to be cut and re-connected from about 1 foot in. Dealer called BMW and they agreed to pay for labour and i would pay for parts(about $40.00).
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08-26-2016, 08:31 AM | #5 | |
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08-26-2016, 08:32 AM | #6 |
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Here is a link to Transport Canada for the recall:
http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/...ng&&rn=2013048 |
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08-26-2016, 09:00 AM | #9 |
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According to Transport Canada the cut-off date was around June 15/2011 and the reason my BMW X1 missed that date was because it was manufactured on June 18/2011. I did complain to Transport Canada as the recall should of been issued for vehicles manufactured till the end of the month. I'm sure there's still a few BMW's that we're missed.
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03-16-2017, 09:15 PM | #11 |
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A friend of mine has a similar issue in his E60 535i. Ended up having to do with a current draw when the instrument cluster brightness was at anything other than full brightness. Something of a short circuit type of thing - I don't recall exactly.
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03-27-2017, 04:45 PM | #12 |
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My MY15's radio would cut off for a second randomly or I would see my lights pulsing/dimming slightly. I thought it was a battery, alternator, or even voltage regulator issue. Turns out it was just a loose battery connection on a car that's been driven for less than 5k miles. I'm leaning towards checking the battery connectors.
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